The Gray-collared Becard is described from semi-open forests in Mexico and Guatemala. Males have a black cap and back with a pale grey nape and underside; females have a brown crown and back.
Males have a black cap and back, with a pale grey nape merging into grey underparts. Females have a brown crown and back and a dark eye-stripe.
It feeds mainly on insects and other arthropods, also taking small fruit; it searches foliage in the middle and upper canopy, alone or in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.